Exam # 3 Enrichment

What task can a RN delegate to a UAP?

A patient plans a family reunion to Rome after being told he must stay at home due to his disease complications.

A nurse was distracted at the medcart and forgot the 2nd med check and gave the wrong med. What kind of tort is this?

Ignoring aspects of reality that induce anxiety or contribute to a loss of self-esteem

A nurse can NOT delegate what to the UAP

Cardiac Output (CO) is a relationship of ....

Remind the patient about the location and proper use of the call light each time the patient will be left alone.

An overabundance of stimuli from the environment and from internal sources

A nurse is assessing the cardiac function of an older adult. Which finding does the nurse relate as normal aging?

An ankle–foot orthotic (AFO) is a brace or splint that prevents

Without oxygen to produce energy for activity, weightlifting is an example of ________exercise.

SCDs- Sequential compression devices are used with

Assess patients for dizziness and their ability to stand unassisted before allowing ambulation.

Another term for muscle wasting

Decreased stimulation from the environment from lack of contact with others can lead depression and is called

How do we prevent patients with limited mobility from getting pneumonia?

Difference between fear and anxiety?

Normal Hematocrit for males and females

which is not a response to fight or flight?

A nurse can teach the risks of surgery to a patient.

A mood disorder characterized by a sense of hopelessness and persistent unhappiness

What is the rationale for SCDs?

The nurse should ensure that a delegated task has been completed and properly documented.

It is okay for a patient to refuse treatment and leave AMA (against medical advice)

Attributing one’s own motives, values, desires, situational responses, and personality traits to another person

Crisis intervention is a long term strategy for coping

The UAP can do what?

Permanent fixation of a joint

prolonged immobility effects

All patients get autopsies

Good Samaritan laws, what should the nurse do?

After the death of her infant, Liah forgot even being pregnant

Jim gets pulled over for driving 90 mph & tells the officer, "but everyone else was passing me".

sense of taste is

Exercise that requires tension and relaxation of muscles without joint movement.

Even though Sue's sister's death is imminent, Sue completes her lesson plans so her sub is prepared.

S1 is the closing of